What to do before you tackle a crisis

Are you deceiving yourself about what's going on? | What to do before you tackle a crisis | Time Warner CEO's bullish views on TV, AT&T deal Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] January 5, 2017 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Google+] [SmartBrief on Leadership] [SmartBrief on Leadership] Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] Leading Edge [Are you deceiving yourself about what's going on?] Take a step back and evaluate whether your form of "fake news" is failing to acknowledge obvious and visible challenges, writes Steve McKee. "We don't like admitting we may have been a bad match or are in over our heads, even if it's not our fault," he writes. [SmartBrief/Leadership] (1/4) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [What to do before you tackle a crisis] Leaders need to be able to manage themselves while managing others during times of crisis, writes Ed Batista. 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